National Republican., 1887-11-29
CURRENT COMMENT.
rhe scintIlIations which Brighten Our
Exchanges.

Chicago Nail, "Free trade" Is an issu
that will plague the English politician TO-
the next twenty years. 1t is gaining In
force every year. The impoverished ayr,
cultural classes and the manufacturers are
clamoring for protection against foregn
competition.
Kansas City Journal An assistant post
masterg eneral is quoted as sayin that the
government will establish system Of postal
telCgraphy within short time. When the
cat'c away the mice will play. When Jay
Gould is in Europe the government officials
may have their little joke about telegraph
systems.
Leavenworth Times The Lyndon IOurDdi
nominated James &. Blaine and Levi p.
Morton, Of New York, for President aud
Vice President-a good ticket Indeed,
the Republicans can make a hundrel eX-
cellent combination and yet bave material
for more good tickets than the Democrats
have at the start.
Pittsburg Commcycial Gd:ctic: Who says
that college athletics are not great instI-
tution-for the college? By the Thanks
giving foot. ball game Yale and Harvard got
more advertising for nothing than II one of
their alumni should have been chosen
President of the United States, far more
and better than money could buy. Tue
college authorities have a business as well
as an intellectual turn of mind. Their en-
couragement Of ath etcs proves 1t.
st. Louis GiOJc- Democrat One of the
New York members Of Congress has
served eighteen years in TIL body, aud
has never yet made a speech. II does not
follow that any man who chooses to sub
iect himself to the same measure OF vocal
constipation can stay there as long as tn At,
but the experiment is one that might be
generally tried without any fear of shaking
the popular confidence in the safety and
value " our form of government.
Albany .JgWWui. In 1888 and In 1887 the
Democratic plurality was about 10000. Ia
the former year the Republican loss was
$4,000, this year II has been 100, 900; the
Democratic loss in 1883 was only 5000,
this year It is $1,000. The Prohibition gair
at each election was about 10000, IL the
figures show anything they show that the
Republican party to day in New YORK state
is better equipped for coming presidential
election than it was in 1883, aud that the
Democratic party cannot have the conf
dence as to next years result that 1t had III
1853.
Denver R,puJucn, The belief that II
Blaine cannot carry New York against
Cleveland no Republican can is as strong as
ever In the party In spite OF the apparent
setback BlaiDe's friends received in New
York by the defeat OF Fred Grant. 1t II
well to remember that, with the state aud
federal machinery in the hand OF unprlnci
pied Democratic politicians, no Republican
can carry New York without large share
OF the Irish vote of New York city. And
who but Blaine can get any part of the lrisl
vote away from the Democratic party?
Detroit Tribune: Mr.. Cleveland and hi:
sleepy Cabinet will find Mr.. Dickinson Q
hustler right from Ilustlerville. When hC
takes charge of the administration and get
his men In line 1t is going to be regula
Fourth Of July from that time on. Yor
can bet on a sure thing IL you bet on that
Some think that his first move will be tc
turn the country upside down and spill ou
the Mugwumps,, as they don't seem to b,
| holding on very tight; but don't bet on that
| He is more likely to dress the Higginses III
| in civil service uniforms and send them OH,
to preach the gospel OF reform by day aut
pack the primaries by night.
st. Louis GlOJc- Democrat, Don NJ. Dick
inson, II is now said, Is to be the vice-presi
dental nominee on the Cleveland ticke
next year, with the object of winning
Michigan over to the Democracy IL pos
sible. The Republicans would be pleaset
to see this scheme attempted. Michigan
has been somewhat shaky In its loyalty t.
the Republican party IN recent years. Th
canvass Of 1856, which was managed b
Dickinson with the purpose and expecta
tion Of getting Democratic majority of q
least 10000 In the state, resulted In dout
| ling the average previous majority agains
that party. With Dickinson running 70
any important Office, his state would be a
reliably Republican as Vermont or Kansa: